Central Merchandiser & NPI - Diamond

• Implement the merchandising strategy and NPI for Diamond Collections in alignment with the overall merchandising and business strategy to achieve growth and profitability of the business.
• Create and seek approval of unique design codes.
• Interface and coordinate with designers, engineers, planners, and others associated with accomplishing the work.
• Negotiate with manufacturers and suppliers to meet the company and customer s expectations.
• Maintain the product catalogue and design bank for Diamond collections.
• Facilitate New Product Introduction (NPI) meetings with Merchandising representatives.
• Design planogram and assortment mix to maintain the appropriate amount and design of stock to cater to customer preferences.
• Gain inputs regarding catchment preferences, peak seasons and campaigns planned through external research.
• Manage the rotation of aged/dead stock to maximize inventory turn.
• Provide inputs regarding the guidelines for vendor returns of Diamond collections to help finalize vendor contracts.
• Identify stock redistribution among stores through analytics dashboard for effective stock shuffling.
• Identify dead stock to be melted/returned to vendors in order to minimize MGD losses .

Required Skills:

• Business communication skills, particularly facilitation, negotiation and presentation skills
• Strong interpersonal and planning skills